Casement window and door straightener



Feb. 12, 1929. i 1,701,766

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Patented Feb. 12, 1929..

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Application med'a 'rn 1, 1926. i Serial No. 99,022..

My invention relatesto improvements in devices forstraightening,alldescriptions of windows and for straightening doors,and;

preventing windows and doors from becomlS ing warped, and the objectsofmy improvement are, as follows: I y i First, to provide attachments anddevices for straightening warped windows and doors that will bepractical, inexpensive, easily operated and which can be quicklyapplied.

Second, to provide attachments and devices for casement windows anddoors that will hold them in their original shape and will keep themfrom becoming warped;

Third, to allow the making of windows and doors less expensive, as itwill allow a lighter and less expensive material to be used in theirconstruction.

A particular feature of my invention is, the

simplicity of the design as it can be operated or applied to most anydoor, window, screen, etc, by a person inexperienced in mechanical orcarpenter line, thereby saving both money and labor.

I attain these objects by the arrangement of attachments and devicesillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 shows theattachment and devices of the casement window and door straight-- eneras applied to a window or door whereby the adjustment end of the deviceis fastened to one of the stiles or sides, and the lever fastened to thetop rail. .Fig. 2, a sectional view showing the adjustment end of thecasement window and door straightener shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a topview showing the attachments and devices of a casement window and doorstraightener as applied to a window or door, and is of a littledifferent design from the casement window and'door straightener shown inFigs. 1 and 2, but answers the same purpose, and is inserted mainly toshow one of the various changes in size and shape as well'asmodifications that may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention and of the appended claims. Fig. 4, different view showingpart of the casement window and door straightener shown in Fig. 3, and

' 5o illustrating the adjustments. H 1

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the'several views..(See Figs. 1

and 2.) Number 1 is a casting housing, accommodating revolving screw 2and lever 3.

within the scope.

Screws 4 hold housing 1 in'proper place as shown in drawing attached tostile 5 i v dow or door. Hole 6 accommodates hinge on which lever 3operates and the casting 7 holds lever 3 tight against rail of windowordoor and is attachedto rail by screws 8. The revolving screwiZ fitsagainst the rear housing usingitas a brace, and screw can easily: beoperated by a tool 9 by placing it in the hole in th ehead of the screwand revolving same. Threads 10 of revolving screw 2 mesh with threads11in lever 3. Pin 12 passes through revolving screw 2 holding it inplace in casting 1 and allows screw to turn when operated. A washer forscrew 2 fits inslot 14 of housing 1 between pin 12 and housing 1, and

when screw 2 is revolved it either raises or lowers lever 3 as desired.Consequently, when screw 2 is operated it will straighten a window ordoor as desired, by screw threads 10 pushing or pulling threaded end oflever 3 which operates on hinge 18 which fits in hole 6 and is fastenedto housing 1, thereby moving lever 3 whichis held tight at one end ofthe window or door rail by casting 7.

(See Figs. 8 and 4.) 15 is a casting housing with socket 16 toaccommodate ball end of lever 17 whereby it will'turn in socket. Thehousing is shown held in place on door'or window stile 5 by screws '18.One end of ball lever 17 is threaded 19 to accommodate the threads 20onthe end of extension lever 21. The other end of the extension lever isfastened to window or door rail by screws, 22, and when ball lever 17 isturned it either screws on or oil extensionlever 21, therefore pullingor pushing same, consequently A straightening door or window as desired,socket 16isso designed that ball lever 17 can be slippedgin or out oflarge end of socket opening. 23 is a convenient tool for turning balllever when tool is pushedthrough hole 24 in ball lever 17. 7

From the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings, it isbelieved that a clear enough understanding of the invention is to hehadtorendernfurther description unnecessary.

Various changes in size and shape as well as modification may be madewithout departing from the spirit of the invention and within the scopeof the appended claims;

f-lTlie inventionhaving been described, what I claim as new and usefulis i 1. A device for straightening doors, win

dows, window'frames and the like,eomprissaid screw; said bar ing a bar,a housing, one end of the bar being pivotally seated in the housing, thehousing being attached to the window frame or object to be straightened,the opposite end of the bar attached at a point on the Window or objectto be straightened, so as to provide an angular relation of the bar toproduce a straightening effect on the window frame, and means for movingone end of the bar'to produce a straightening effect on the windowframe.

2. A device as set out in claim 1, said housing including a spiralscrew, said bar having one end provided with teeth in mesh with pivotedto one end of the housing.

3. A device as set out in claim 1, said means for moving the barincluding a spiral screw With a capstan head, the inner end of 20 thebar provided with teeth in mesh with the screw, and pivotedto one end ofthe housing; said bar when moved by the screw pro ducing a fulcrum-likemovement on the object to be straightened. I

4. A device for straightening Warped doors, windows, window frames andthe like, comprising a bar attached at one end near to a corner of thedoor or the like and extending practically across the door or the like,a housing attached near another corner of the door or the like andextending sufliciently far from the door so that when the bar isattached to the housing it will be out of the plane of the surface ofthe door, means for tensionin'g the bar to straighten the doorcomprising a screw having a hole therein and a detachable rod insertiblein said hole for operating the screw.

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